The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-09-01
MARY JAMES TRAVELS.
SIZE WRITES FROM CHARMING PAL
LAMA, ITALY.
Trouble at Milan in Finding "a Famous
Painting-~Omething About Americans
Who Are travelling A~broad-Ihe Lakes
at lt.ly-How Como Was NaEnsd.

PALLANzA. Italy, Aug FL don't know
exactly the size Of the ignorance / ordinarily
wear, but lam free TO comics. that until I
bought M, ticket 70 this place / never heard
oft II q charming place, too, surrounded
10y history and beautiful scenery sud summer
iesorters, and sits 50 close 10 Lake Magglore
that The foot Of the street We live 0n hangs
over into The water. We came here 10 take
a little breathing spell before getting into of
onto that diligence 10 ride sixty five miles
over the Alp. because bevond the Alps lies
Switzerland
To recur % the subject OF ignorance. we
had "a manifestation Of If IN Milan. which
gives me the courage 10 acknowledge that ]
never heard of palianza tul now AT our
hotel iu Milan, which was iu sight of the
cathedral, found it necessary 10 ash one Of
the English speaking men in the office The d.
rection o. the other great attraction Of the
city, % wit. The Last Supper. a picture
familiar by copie. 20 every Sunday school
scholar in America 80 boz am Of hand. mat
Ter Of course way / said 20 him.
Where is Leonardo da Niucls picture of
the Last SUPPER
H'ih NNN ~ WIN n NMfIiN iflliiUIf jill
terest
"Where's Da Vinc's Last supper think
Ing he hadn't undeistoSl me.
"Da Vinci-Da NmSN he repeated ques
tiouingly, a, be ,oratched his head thought
fully.
Yes, said !. "Da Vincis Last SUPPER a
famous picture; don't You know where 10 isf'
"NO mem. / never heard Of IT, Excuse me.
I'll call up the head waiter"
Then he called mp the waiter, and as that
worthy gave me the proper direction he stood
by In very evident satisfaction that the hotel
was so well equipped for the benefit of its
guests, and with never a sigh for his own cul
Iahle Ignorance.
BY the way, the English speaking walters,
OF waiter, for there Is often only one. with
which nearly every continental hotel is pro
Nided, are the most valuable men in the en-
tire establishment, and are superior 10 shy Of
their class ia America. They know nearly as
much ~ the prevalent American hotel clerk
thinks be knows, and when ] have said that.
what more comprehensive compliment can ]
pay themf From a railroad timetable 10 the
price of "A haigpin they know every foot 81
the way and they are as cOnyersant with am
art catalogue a., with a hill Of fare. Every
one tougued American ou the continent is
under obligations 20 these walters. and !
gues tine walters are not SORRY Of 1t. Neither
are the hotel proprIetors. for the guests pay
the %-alariD.. Dr words to that effect.
Ny CAST Supper experience reminds me
Of a ,tor, which J canuo youch for as ] can
nv own Arich American over here from
Chicago seeing the sight, met a friend iu Nj
Ian who hai spent the winter IN the city.
Very naturally, the friend made inquire, as
~ what tine visitor had taken iu during his
urban aud suburban rambles
Have Non seen Ua Nincis Last Snpferf"
b. asked early 300 BOB. cateohi,m
"Wcll. no.. replied lhe %Chicagoan. regret
fully. ~ can't say that | have. You see. I've
been 80 c~onfouudel busy chasing around after /
ar and that sort ofI thing ] haven't had a
chance at meal of vietuals except wbatI /
got al the hotel ] presume he won't give an
other until next SEASON, wifi hef
OF course this kind If ignorance b, excusa
hlr 200 % man coming from away Of n Chi
cago. lut tDat Muauc~e hotel mau shouldn't
know Ua Nuri- last Supper is an unpar-
dOnahie sim
DIche, .a, ,houldn tell stories like that
ON Americans. even u they be- true. for it
brings tine nation into d>repute but { hold
fo~tlecoutrry and viii proceed with another.
The cemetery at Milan. which. boy the way,
lisa ver, handsome one. d.. called. n- iu all
Italian cf.0- Campo Sauto fCamp of the
Saint. brl.y says IT means. and every
bod, vho e.c- to Milan gets out To- -oe 3d.
The da, nc We're There We met am American
hi, wearing "a diamond ring on the outside
Of her glove ami very willing 90 talk with
out the lormalitN Of an Introduction
"What au outrageous spot tbi, Is, she
sand 20 me after e few questions of identif
cation
'Ne>. said ], trying to think what UNI
bra-cou, meant and wondering n she signed
Boston after hef name on the register
beautiful. she continued with the cxcep
ton of the one at Geuoah, I think this the
haud.omest Saucho Panza M Italy
| c%oururred with great unanimity, and
turned away % prevent Dickey from choking
e. death ou "A handkerchief She had stuffed
into Ter mouth.
But this s. hardly a narration u travel, /
and right on the heels, too, Of a trip from
Como 10 Pallanzu. than which for a DAYS
tourney there can Doe none more y%ari0usly
beautiful m all the realm of nature Ii
could transfer a patch Of this portion Of Italy,
about iOO miles square, 10 some point in Penn
s,lvamia. equi distant from New York and
Philadelphia, and have the copyright secured
for five yeais for excursion privileges. Ia
have enough money az the expiration of the
time 10 live like Pullman palace car porter.
We float through Il picture for The first
twenty-five miles on Lake Como. then by
rail far up tine mountains 20 tine clouds, ami
down again o. Lake LuganO then by steamer
between the shadows Of the grim, gray
mountain past little villages sleeping by the
water side. thence rail again through gorgeS
where "A tossing, tireless stream throws silver
lace ON every leaf and flower that dare, TO
show Do. coiors Ou the rocks. and last We
skim along Maggiore's dark green waves,
whose deep foundation stones lc full 200
feet below the level OF the sea and
Eat Il table dhote at Pallanza painted
red by am Italian sunset. interrupted
Dlckey. looking over my shoulder
IN the soft twilight. accompanied by Il
nightingale IN the oleandei trees by the shore,
! listened to DickeN in rapturous girly elo-
ouence telling a Baltimore sewspaDer man y
tire beauty of the Italian lakes. and just about
the time ! thought three might bee "A crowd,
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